Legal Opinion
The Providence Journal Company v. Pine, C.A. 96-6274 (1998)
Superior Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 24, 1998No. C.A. No. 96-6274Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
This Access to Public Records matter is before the Court on plaintiffs, the Providence Journal Company (Journal), Motion for Summary Judgment and on defendant's, the Rhode Island Attorney General, Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Super. R. Civ. P. 56.
Facts/Travel
On October 31, 1996, the Journal wrote to the Attorney General's office and requested access to the records of "all gun permits issued by the Rhode Island attorney general's office for the years 1994, 1995 and thus far in 1996." The letter further stated that ". . . this information was provided to reporters under…
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